StatsSims vs IntroStat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StatsSims
Explore statistical concepts with interactive simulations designed for introductory statistics courses. Covers topics from sampling to distributions, with more to come.
- Interactive statistical simulations
- Introductory statistics topics
- Sampling and distributions
- Confidence intervals
- Regression and correlation
- Future topic additions planned
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StatsPL Sims is a collection of easy-to-use, interactive simulations to explore statistics. StatsPL Sims was developed for College students taking an Intro to Stats (Stats 101) course, but is also suitable for high school students taking statistics. The following simulations are currently included: -Simple Random Sampling -Frequency Tables vs. Histograms -Histogram Explorer -Central Limit Theorem -Dice Roller -Confidence Intervals -Regression Line Game -Regression Line Explorer -Correlation Coefficient (R) -Normal Distribution -Binomial Distribution -Chi Square Distribution -F Distribution -T Distribution Over the next months, we will add more simulations on additional topics, such as: -One-sample t-test -Two-Sample t-test
IntroStat
This app serves as a comprehensive statistics calculator and learning tool for introductory statistics courses. It offers a wide range of calculation features, data visualization, and an integrated textbook with formulas and examples.
- Summary statistics calculation
- Data visualization (boxplots, histograms)
- Probability calculations
- Hypothesis testing
- Confidence intervals
- Integrated statistics textbook
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IntroStat is a probability and statistics calculator. It is the perfect learning tool for an introductory statistics course. Use it to perform any of your statistics calculation needs. IntroStat also includes a statistics textbook complete with formulas, exercise problems, examples, and more. FREE IN THE CALCULATOR: • Enter & Save Datasets • Generate Summary Statistics • Calculate z-Scores • Draw Boxplots & Histograms • Visualize Key Concepts like The Empirical Formula • Plot Discrete and Continuous Random Variables • Perform Probability Calculations • Conduct Hypothesis Testing • Compute Confidence Intervals • Lookup Critical Values of Distributions • Perform Simple Regression Analysis • ANOVA, Chi-Square, & F-Tests • Introductory Statistics Textbook Upgrade as a Premium User to unlock: • Dark Mode • 12 Color Themes • Zoom • Custom Decimal Precision • Comma Display • No Ads Have any questions? Please reach out to us via email at IntroStatApp@gmail.com. End User Licensing Agreement: https://www.introstatapp.com/user-agreement Privacy Policy: https://www.introstatapp.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IntroStat at 4.9 against StatsSims's 4.2. IntroStat also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 50%) and ratings volume (24 vs 5). StatsSims's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. IntroStat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StatsSims asks for nothing beyond the download.
IntroStat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of StatsSims's written reviews are positive against 92% of IntroStat's.
StatsSims ships an update every 2 months, IntroStat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StatsSims | IntroStat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New York University | Zhiyi Zhang |
Customer experience
StatsSims
IntroStat
In-app purchases
StatsSims
No in-app purchases
IntroStat
- IntroStat Premium Features$4.99








